Synonyms of headsman

headsman

noun

as in executioner

Related Words

• executioner
• hangman
• executor
• murderer
• assassin
• butcher
• decapitator
• deathsman
• killer
• cutthroat
• slayer
• manslayer
• slaughterer
• homicide
• murderess
• massacrer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of headsman

There’s dungeons or the headsman’s block for someone with that many secrets to spill. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Two other men, subjects of excellent Holbein drawings in the show, would keep appointments with the headsman. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022

Once upon a time, the queen could have sent rebels to the Tower and the headsman’s block, even relatives—especially relatives. — Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2021

The British prime minister has assembled a trio of headsmen to sever Britain from the mainland. — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 22 Mar. 2017

Several other leading figures of the period ended their days on the executioner’s block, including the unhappy Comte de Chalais, whose headsman bungled the job and ended up frantically chopping away at his screaming victim with a small hatchet. — David A. Bell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012